Supporters of Week St. Mary Village

Name:	Brian Mitchell	Region:	Gorran Haven
Email:	brian@bryher1.orangehome.co.uk	Date:	30th June 2008

I was at school in Week St Mary during the war years under Miss Retallack. (Who wasn't? DMM) My father was the village policeman. Is anyone still around from that era?

Name:	Dallas	Region:	Canada
Email:	ancestry.finder@yahoo.ca	Date:	24th May 2008

Hello,
By way of introduction, I am the OPC [Genealogy Online Parish Clerk] for Week St Mary. As a volunteer, I am in the midst of transcribing ALL the parish registers for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials and would be happy to check do "Look Ups" for anyone with family roots in the village and surrounding farms.
Obviously, the more info you can provide the better and SPECIFIC look-ups are always best.
You can email me at the posted address OR visit my WSM website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~weekstmary/
You may also visit the OPC database if you wish to search for something on your own: http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/
Good luck to everyone and please let me know if I can be of any help.

Name:	Audrey Tarrant	Region:	Surrey
Email:	audrey@tarranta.freeserve.co.uk	Date:	16th March 2008

EVACUEES REUNION PLANNED FOR WEEK ST. MARY
In June 1940 some of the children from Sydenham School Croydon, descended upon Week St Mary as evacuees. I have returned on several ocassions, and on my last visit in November 2007 - to David's book launch - it was suggested we should try and have a reunion with others who would have been in this group of children. Monday 16th June 2008 was the date in mind, if you read this and feel you would be able to make it to Week St. Mary, please contact me by e-mail and we can make arrangements to meet there.

Name:	Peter Pethick	Region:	Perth, Australia
Email:	pethick@netspace.net.au	Date:	17th February 2008

My connection with Week St Mary is courtesy of my GGGG Grandfather whose baptism is possibly: Parish Week St Mary - 25th November 1787
Baptism - Abraham PETHICK, Parents: Richard Margaret, Residence: Week St Mary. I am trying to find out if the above person emigrated to South Australia in 1830's. All hints welcome as to where to find the answers. I am hoping a "local" may know something!

Name:	Albert "Perk" Bingham	Region:	Camano Island, Washington, USA
Email:	perk@wavecable.com	Date:	14th December 2007

I'm always amazed by the fact that I can sit here in my home in Northwestern USA (Washington State), that I can see the scenery and happenings in the little hamlet from which some of my ancestors emigrated in the 1840's, on a strenuous voyage that would eventually lead them to Haldimand County in Ontario, Canada.
Several years ago my wife and I visited Week St. Mary to see the place where they were married and, at least one of their children, my Great Grandmother, Mary Webb, was born (or, at least christened in 1839).
It was in Week St. Mary that I made one of the dumbest mistakes in my years as a family history enthusiast. We had spent the night in Bude and taken a taxi down to WSM. We paid the cab and began walking around the lovely village and into the churchyard to look at grave stones in hope of finding a relative or two. It happened to be a Sunday morning when we were there and the church service was in progress. We briefly considered going into the church and attending the service but were reluctant because we were strangers and didn't want to create a distraction. It later occurred to me that some of my relatives might have been in there..........duh!!
Anyway, and I'm not sure what form it could take, but the reason I'm writing is to suggest a link for just such a page or forum that would allow descendants of Week St. Mary folks to re-establish contact with one of their ancestral homes.
Keep up the good work. (Noted! David Martin)

Name:	David and Sheila Alexander	Region:	Biggin Hill, Kent
Email:	david.alexander26@btinternet.com	Date:	6th December 2007

My wifes family came from Week St. Mary, her great-great-grandfather was Thomas Dinnis born in 1828, died in 1878 and is buried in Week St Mary PC. (married to Betsey A) Her great-grand father was Thomas G Dinnis born in 1859 and married Annie G Gubbin. They had 7 sons and lived at Craddacott (farm or area?) the 1828 dinnis also lived at Craddactt. The family moved at the turn of the century to Shoreham in Kent. One of the sons John Dinnis (wifes grandfather) continued to farm at Shoreham until his death in 1946. 3 of his sons, one being Edward Dinnis (wifes father) farmed at Shoreham until his death in the 60's cousins still farm there today. Sorry to bore you with all that but I hope it gives you a small insight.
This is one branch of the Dinnis family and we believe still live in the Week St. Mary, Poundstock, St Gennys, North Pertherwin & Jacobstow areas. The real problem we are having is confirming Thomas Dinnis 1928 father we know his name was William Dinnis and his wife was Elizabeth Colwill. However in records we have traced there are two recordings of William and Elizabeth with different birth dates and family historys. If anyone knows of any other records it would be a great help.

Name:	Mary Jo Piland Harper	Region:	Portland, Oregan, USA
Email:	mjoharper@comcast.net	Date:	15th October 2007

I am descended from the Baker/Uglow family of Week St. Mary, who left to come to the United States in 1842. I am most interested in family history, and in that regard to Week St. Mary, with also interest in Whitstone, which is also mentioned in family history. I see on your Week St. Mary web page that you quote this book, "This extract has been taken from the book "A ROMANCE IN WEEK ST. MARY" by M.V.H. & A.L.S. published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd 1930". Do you know whether this book might still be available for purchase? I am very interested in learning more about the life and times of the town.
My Uglow forebears were once in residence at Goscott, so I'm very curious about that place. I'd also like to know more about Week Orchard, Week Green, etc., and how they figured in relation to the town. Also, a family history says that our Baker forebears lived at a place called Caudworthy Park near Week St. Mary or Whitstone. Do you have any idea where I might find more information about Caudworthy Park? Of course, the name quite likely is spelled in variant ways. There is so much I'd like to know about Week St. Mary. While I would dearly love to enjoy an extended visit there, that likelihood is slim. I live in the State of Oregon, in a suburb of the city of Portland. My second great grandfather, John Uglow Baker, immigrated to the State of Wisconsin in the 1830's and returned to Cornwall to bring back the rest of the family, which trip occurred in 1842. Thomasin Uglow Baker died before the trip could be made, in 1841. There is a monument inscription which bears her name. Her son William Baker returned from Wisconsin to Cornwall, I think Week St. Mary, within a few years at most from his immigration. He died without marriage or issue. I wonder if any Bakers or Uglows continue in the Week St. Mary area. You can see my interest. I appreciate any information you might be able to provide, and I greatly applaud your website. Job well done! I am also looking forward to obtaining your book when it is published.

Name:	George Ibbotson	Region:
Email:	gribbot@yahoo.co.uk	Date:	2nd July 2007

I have been asked by my granddaughter to talk to her class ot school about my experiences as an evacuee during the Plymouth blitz. I was boarded at a farm called, I think, 'Credicott' on the outskirts of Week St Mary. I was five at the time and as far as I can remember my whole class, together with the teacher, along with others landed in your village. I can't say I was overjoyed, what five-year old would be, but neither do I recall being desolate.
I can't recall the surname of the farm family but I think the son was called Sid and the daughter Mary. I can remember dropping Sid in it once by blurting out that he had put paraffin in the car petrol tank by mistake. There was another, older evacuee at the farm and we had to walk to school in the village. How far that was I don't know but we did it come rain come shine. We took our lunch with us which often comprised a pasty filled either with meat (no veg) or fruit and cream. I hope you find this of some interest, however small, and wish you well with your history revamp.

Name:	Margaret Whitaker	Region:	Australia
Email:	whitakermd@gmail.com	Date:	14th January 2007

Was very interested to note that you are preparing a booklet (?) on Week St Mary. I was actually looking to see if there were any MI’s – I had looked for these previously at CFHS and hadn’t had time to search the churchyard myself. I don’t see any Leigh or Aleigh ancestors.
I know my family is too far back to be of general interest but as I am currently writing about Withell which is my main study, I hoped you wouldn’t mind me making contact. My gx grandmother Jane Leigh was baptized in the church and married Martin Withell of St Merryn at Week St Mary in 1703. Her father was John Leigh gent of Leigh Manor and the recorded history of the family dates back to the 1500’s. Her brother inherited the Leigh property and Jane and her sister were given some others. This is mentioned in an article in the December issue of CFHS journal. I doubt there are any descendants still there. I live in Australia but have visited the area a couple of times. Hopefully I may get to Cornwall in August this year.
No particular agenda for writing beyond an interest in the history of the parish. If you know of anyone interested in this surname perhaps you could pass on my contact.

Name:	Bruce Trewin	Region:	Graves Saint Amant, France
Email:	trewinb@hotmail.com	Date:	5th December 2006

I am a great grandson of Joseph James Trewin (b. 1864) and can probably pull together a lot of detail on that side. My father (John Campbell Trewin b.1921-) is still living in Canada as is his sister Helen Trewin (b. 1931-). My father is the son of Joseph Howard Trewin and I will just paste in a copy of an email from my father to a "Dave" who has been researching our family tree:
My earliest record begins with my paternal great grandfather Thomas Trewin,no dates etc.His children: Emma m.to a Mr. Alder, John, George, Mary m.to Mr Cowdy, *Joseph, Frank. *Joseph James was my grandfather b.1864, m. 1885 to Maria Forbes b.186. Her mothers family name was Sieverwright. Joseph and Maria were both born in Bowmanville. They had 10 children * my father, Joseph Howard, George, Norman, Kathleen , Robert, Frank, Florence, Edna, John and Jessie. Thomas Trewin married to Ann Kinsman, had a big family including Emma who married William Alldred. My wife is a TREWIN through her mother, back through Frederick T., Samuel George , Emma and Thomas. My grandfather Joseph James built a house for his large family on a curve on #2 highway just west of the town of Newcastle Ontario. They had a cow and churned their own butter.The house was sold when he died in1920, a year before I was born. The new owners made it into an inn called Curve Inn. It later burned down. My sister Helen has some photo's in her album one of which shows the house. I plan to go to Toronto soon and will have them laser printed for you. I understand that Maria died when my father Howard was only 16. Her eldest sister Annie Forbes looked after the family after Maria's death.I remember aunt Annie living in her home at 999 Bathurst Street, Toronto. She had two other maiden sisters,Kathleen (Kate) and Robina (Bertie). Their mother's family name was Seiverwright.

Name:	Audrey Tarrant	Region:	Surrey
Email:	audrey@tarranta.freeserve.co.uk	Date:	20th November 2006

I have been into your web site this evening and was amazed at the information there. I tried to add something, but apparently there is an error and it would not accept anything. Briefly, I was billeted at the Temperance Hotel, which was in The Square, my foster father was Ned Masters the blacksmith.
You mentioned Miss Retallack in your letter, I agree she was something in school, but she also lodged at the Temperance, so I had her at home as well! She was a lot calmer in the evenings and even encouraged me with my knitting, I remember the very long needles she used. My brother was with Mr & Mrs Nath Coles (butcher).
The photo of 'Pop' Martin (as we all called him) with the evacuees, on the web site is similar to one I have and can recognise myself and my brother and could even give names to some. I have no other contacts with any 'vacs', other than a friend who was at Waxhill, with Owen Smale and I will pass your information on to her (neé Molly Tarvin).

Name:	Matthew Bunt (Station Co-ordinator Atlantic FM)	Region:	Cornwall
Email:	matt.bunt@atlantic.fm	Date:	18th September 2006

I just felt I had to email you and to tell you what a brilliant website this is! I lived in Week St. Mary as a child between 1985 and 1988, when we had to move to Liskeard for my father’s work. I went to school at Jacobstowe, and was Christened in the Chapel. The village has such fond memories for me, and to find this site really brought it all flooding back!
We lived in Orchard House at the top of the village, not too far from the Green Inn if I’m not mistaken. Do you know if the house is still there? I have been meaning to get up and have a look around the village again, but am finding it really hard to find the time with work!
Anyway, thanks again for a really interesting website and for making my day!

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